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Lane, ramp closures along Interstate 29 for asphalt paving
CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing asphalt paving operations resulting in various traffic modifications, on Interstate 29 just south of Mexico City Avenue to US Highway 69. Motorists may experience delays through Nov. 1. Traffic impacts will be shared as work is scheduled. Lane closures may vary between…
Community Living
DIVAS ON A DIME: Dinner's watching you this Halloween
By Patti DiamondHalloween dinner has a tricky job. It needs to be fun, ready when everyone is hungry, patient when the costumes take longer than expected and appealing to people who would rather be eating candy. I think I’ve found the answer: monster eyeball turkey meatballs.You can make the meatballs ahead, reheat them in a…
Multimedia
Gallery | Kearney Invitational
Kearney and Smithville cross country in the Kearney Invitational Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW: Dial M for Meh
By Simonie Wilson Helen Mirren (“The Queen,” “MobLand”), in a dark-haired departure from her usual blonde bombshell, gives an uncharacteristically dull performance as Patricia Highsmith, the real-life author of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” in this fan fiction stage play (“Switzerland,” “Australia,” “2014”) turned film, supposing a murderous end to her writing career in “A Talent…
Opinion
Courier-Tribune: Rooted in community, committed to truth
This week marks National Newspaper Week, which runs Oct. 4 to 10. This year’s theme is “Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth.”For 180 years, we have been honored to tell the stories of our communities, document local history as it unfolds and provide readers with factual, reliable information they can trust. In a time when…